Mold and liner.



F. HOXSEY.

MOLD AND IIINER. APPLICATION FILED FEB II, 19 13.

3 SHEHTS-SHEET 1.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

J. F. HOXSEY. MOLD AND LINER. APPLICATION FILED IIIILll, 1913.

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3 BHEBTB-BHBET 2.

{/34 yfg gg JEHmx'sEy. 7 9 21/ Patented Nov. 18,1913.

J. F. HOXSEY.

MOLD AND LINER. APPLICATION FILED 113.11, 1913.

3 SIIEETS-SHEET 3.

Patented Nov. 18, 1913.

STATES JAMES 'r. 'noxsn or wasnmo'ron, ms'rmc'r or COLUMBIA.

atom) AND LINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' To all whom it-may concern:

,Be it known that I, JAMES F. HoxsnY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at the thickness and spacing of liners removcess of type metal tion that it permits the ably engaged between permanent relatively adjustable side elements. It is .an important object to effect an improvement over the form of mold pending application No. 732,671, filed Nov. 21, 1912. Owing to the extreme requirements of accuracy in the matter of measurements and fitting of parts in such devices, every variation from asimple form (a parallelopiped) isan added detail of expense and liability of inaccuracy in the formation of dies and the parts of the device, involving more extended labor and inspection, and perhaps weakening the parts and aifecting detrimentally their operation. It is therefore an important attainment of my invenformation of all parts requiring to be moved or interchanged for the modulation of the size of the mold from simple blanks of a common thickness with that of the slugs to be formed therewith, retaining at the same time all the advantages of the type of liner illustrated in the above named application. It is made possible to use one constant element of the liner upon which the movable element is adjustably secured, for all lengths and thicknesses of slugs. Ac-

to the-front of the mold is obviated without complicating the form of the movable member of the liner, or the con stant member. An im ortant end attained isthe formation of a llner including a stationary element and a movable element adapted to be secured thereon againstlongitudinal movement, the means for securing the movable member being entirely without the major or maximum length of the casting space, requiring but three sizes of the movand liner illustrated in my 00- 7 Application filed February 11, 1 913. Serial No. 747,618.

ment from five piece to thirty, but-still ap plicable to'the presentsize-of and ty of 'mold wheel as used 4 linotype machine without modifying its general construction, or detriment to its strength or operation.

Additional be apparent, some of which will appear the following ings, in which- Figure 1 per part of the base of the mold, Fig. 2 1s a. similar view withthe constant in place, Fig. 3 is a front view of the mold with the constant in lace, Fig. 4 is atop view of the mold with t 1e constant and spacer in initial position, Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the spacer at the inner limit of its adjustment, Fi tached, Big. *6 is atop view of a rectangular plate employed with the constant. Fig. 7 is abottom view of the constant, Fig. 8 is a bottom view of the first spacer, Fig. 9 is a similar view of the second spacer, Fig. 10 is a similar View of the third spacer, Fi 11 is an inner end view of the mold base wit constant and spacer in place, Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a mold cap constructed for use with the modified form of the device, Fig. 13 is a similar view of a portion of the mold base and a modified constant element adjusted thereon, Fig. 14 is a fragmentary front view of the mold having the modified form of my device included therein, and having the smaller spacer at the inner limit of its adjustment.

objects and advantages will from able member for the range of adjust in the Mengen aler.

s a perspective view of the up- Patent wk-@1 description and from the draw- 7 6 is a top view of the constant de- There is illustrated a mold base 10 of a at 14 is located just without the maximum length of the casting space of the mold when e3": is engaged in of the channel 12 end. indi itcly oi the front and. back of the I591 21 pi -nose to he explained. The formed as at present pe of tee lino-type, although it is not I r ,oly on the'lcft hand end of the case there 1S a, liner constant. element; 19 adapted to upon the step 11 with its major upper ewe It? flush with the surface 33 of base; hevizige, l8 fitting snugly lo the channel end an. extension 20 approximately onc-helf the depth of the hose iromfiont to reel" projecthfig beyond the t hand end of the base. The rem. side the constant is illllSZgliiGlil shooter than the mono face stopeshort of the end. of base it) so that coneteot may e ccly inward ur cil the screw co ic not the inner side of the extension 520, it the function of the screw to check the c "act against inward moven'lcnt when linen with the front and rear sides of the liaise. A removable rectangular plate or hlock 21 is carried on theupper side of the constanhjthis plate at'its' left endrecr lying flush e the corycspo iding edges of the constan its front edge being alincd with the e ee of the extension 20, and its right Sfie'fil from the corrcspcndingcdgc of the It is provided with a, small notch z' ht heed edge not opening on the of the plate but inclining i1oally into the upper side. This plate 2113:; ed in. place in any desirable manner.

t own involving two pins 23 carried by the plate on its underside and engaging i.

com-espondicgly spaced recesses in the conscent, The thicl'c'ncss of this plate corre sponds to the thickness cf-the slug tobe cast, should the thickness of the righthend liner 1.6.- A channel 25 is formed cenmny ofthe extension '20 and extending longitudinelly of the constant, having opposed scallops 2G in itsedgesspaced one nonpereil or six ooints; apart, l

A. sy acer meinhcr provided, alloyed and. adapted to lie snugly on the constant, being of the chaee of He letter L endof the some tl'zicl'm.,,

ml; limited that class of'mechima.

I \J a I hand edge being spaced inwardly on the.

the mold Wheel and 'nipi'ala'ted in every Way thc sai'ne as with no the plate 21 throughout The spaced member includes a snort arm. 28

arm 29 is of a breadthcorresponding to the distance between the front side of the plate 2]. and the front'side of the mold, and the short arm is of about the same width. The inner left hand corner of the long arm of the smear is curved concentrically with the screw .36 so that itwiu be free for outward. pivotal movement of the space? when engaged m the.

chm hel 25 edjaccnt' the plate 21. Thel'eft sideof the short arm. 28 is provided With'o notch 31 similec and opposed, to that 22 on "the plate 21.

These notches have the.

some function as thoseon the corresponding '2 ith the projection 33 designed to recess the oi? the slug 5 st therccgeinst 3i oi the arm may be inclined operation. of the liner or the machine.

In W; the liner may be adjusted Without remove 01'? the mold hose 3 cap plate from these parts mic mapl e mt constrez tion, or." as would be possihie with the familiaronepiece liner-s now generally used. The cap plate being raised. to form espece between it and the bece slightly greet-e17 than thethickncss of the slug to be cast, a right hand liner 16 1s ad=-.

justcd in place. and a plate 531 of proper thickness adjusted upon the constant 19,

after which the spacer 2? is positioned on the meme, with the head of the screw 30 H in the prop-e place in thechennel and the three elements presented in the left hand end ofthe mold and. forced in nnti checked. by the screw 15. The capplate is then forced. down upon all, in the custernary manner. Should it be necessary to change the length of the. line, only, it is not ccessery to remove the constant entirely, ut of cc loosening the cap plate sufiiciently the constant is drawn out until the arm 29 the spacer clears the front of the mold, after which the soccer may be adjusted to l. I ....-o'c1 adjacent the projection toward the notch 31. Whcreoythe trn'ommg the new position. The scallops in the chan- Mnel arevirtuall-y segments of circular recessesuso closely spaced that they overlap,

and ifdesired sl'nall'circular recesses of less :diameter and spaced. from each other may 1 be' substituted if desired.

are seventeen of the recesses, and with the As shown, there customary mold, the maximum length. of

.slugucastcin; which is picas, the spacer 2T :willz pernnt "the? shortening of the line in six pcintlstages to 22 picas. In order to ob- -ertain+-the fullwange of lengths needed in h in'intii I and a third ispacer and 36,-rcspoctivcly, thecne d'iishavingthe short arm so broad- 'ened as toform a head 37 with a mold face g ofliccs generally, I provide a second f 32 isiinilaavto that of: the spacer 27, of even thicknessthefrontedge adapted to he flush similar in size and function that 29" h fore described...

with thefront of the mold, and the back tapered .or inclined inwardly as desired to obviate liability of damage to the'triinlining knife as before mentioned. The arm to The enlarge inset o-f the second spacer is such that with the screw f'lfl engaged in the 0utermost of the, recesses. of the slot channel 25, theniold "face 32' is in position to limit 1 required that are not permitted by the spacling. of the recesses of the channel as shown, additional constants may be provided havlng similar channels differing in .Mrelativeposition thereon one or more points,

' machine operations in its production. Theas required. i

It will be apparent that the simple contours ofthe plate 21'and the spacers will permit their manufacture at a low-cost, and, together w-iththe constant, the device requires a small amount of labonand few frontof theinold is entirely closedthereby beyond the niold slot without requiring structi'iral'coliiplications, and even with the smallest typefthe liner parts maybe made of maple strength and accuracy "without diliiculty. i y r In order to obviate the necessity for using special thicknesses of plates 21 with the different fonts or heights of type, the device is preferably constructed as shown in Figs. 12

to 14: inclusive where a slight modification in the form of the mold cap is-involved. In these views a mold cap 41 is shown, and a mold base 10 (which may be engaged in the mold wheel and the mold manipulated in substantially the same manner as now practised in the ll Icrgenthaler linotype). The cap is formed with a channel 42 extending from. the front to the rear across the lower 'face at the left hand end, the chan nel having a vertical planiform seat surface 43 at its right side, the remainder of the slot being formed as shown or as otherwise desired, the depth here being decreased toward the left side. The mold base may be forn'led as before described. There is shown athreaded hole i l in the base adjacent the left end adapted to be engaged by the clamping screw 45 engaged through the cap, this being a familiar method of fixing the cap and base in operative position. The constant 46 here shown is also constructed exactly the same as before described with the exception of the backing block 47 (the equivalent of the plate 21), and the constant is engaged with the base and cooperative with the spacers before mentioned in the same way, described. The block 4i? is located 111 the same relative position on the constant "l-(i as the plate 21 was located on the constant 19, but is preferably a permanent part of the constant. It is provided with a vertical planiform right hand side i8 adapted to abut snugly against the face 4-3 as in Fig. 14, with the forward side serving, as did that of the plate 21, to engage the inner sides of the arms 29 ofthe spacers.

The height of the block at the right side is approximately 18 points, or three 'nonparails, and the channel is of a corresponding depth at its inner side. The left side of the block is of less height and the block itself may be considerably narrower than the channel, conforming generally to its shape however, so that the cap and base may be adjusted, in contact while the constant is in place. It is thought that the height of the block as shown is ample for the requirements of general work on such machines wherethe height of the line rarely exceeds 14; points, Fig. 14 discloses a mold adjusted to cast a slug having a height of twelve points, the spacer 27 being at the innor limit of its adjustment. It will be seen that by the use of this constructionthe left end of the mold slot behind the arms 29 of the spacers will always be closed throughout the vertical adjustment of the cap within the limit of the height of theblock 17.

l Vhat'is claimed is;

1. A mold of the type described for slug casting machines including a base having a plane mold face and being ofi'set at one end without the casting space, a constant element engaged in said oflset having a plane A mold for line casting typesetting machinesofthe type described inolneinga base having a plane mold face and an offset face at one end without the casting space, a

constant element engaged in said offset hav ing a plane face flush'with and alined with.

the said mold face, and being slidaoiy re" movable from the front of the mold, a block carried by the constant atits inner side, a liner detachably engaged with. the mold at the end opposite the constant, an adjustable spacer corresponding in-thickness with the liner'and adapted to abnt said block when in operative positi0n,*and means cooperative between the constant and spacer 'to hold the latter against longitudinal movement. a.

'3. A mold of the type described including a base having a plane mold face and an offset at one end without the casting space,

- a constant element engaged in said offset, having a plane face flush with and alined with the said mold 'face and being slidably ,removablefroin the front of the mold, a liner backing plate carried by the constant at its rear side, a'liner carried by the base 40 at the side opposite the constant, a spacer corresponding in thickmesswith the liner having a portion adapted to close one end of the mold and an extension projecting before and sliding against said plate, and means codperative between the constant and spacer to hold the latter adjnstabl -J against longitudinal movement.

4.1n a mold of the class described the I J a 0 combination of a base having a plane mold .50 face-and an offset face at one end. out-- wardly of the mold space, a constant element engaged in saidgoiifset slidahlyferrem'oval from the front of the mold andhaving a plane face flush with and alined with the said mold face, a block carried at the rear side of the constant, a spacer having a portion adapted to form one face of the mold and an extension projected lie-- fore and against said block over said plane face of the constant, and means cooperative between the constant and the spacer to hold the spacer adjnstablyagainst longitudinal movement.

In a mold of "theiclass described, an

ace-e combination of a mold base having plane mold face and an offset without themeld space at one end and a'liner comprising a stationary element fitted in the offset-of the base having an upper face fiuslrwith the said mold face, an adjustable member adapted to close the adjacent end of the mold space slidable over the stationary element, and means coiiperative between the elements of the liner to hold the adjustable member against longitudinal movement;

6. A mold of the 'class described 'comprisng a cap having a lower. mold face, said face terminating at one end in a seat face,

formed on the cap-and extending above the mold space, a mold base having a mold face adaptcdto be opposed'in spaced relation to that of the cap to form a mold space, sailv base having an offset face without the mold space at the end adjacent the said seat face on the cap, a constantengaged in the offset ofvthe base and slidable from the front of the mold, a block carried at the rear side thereof having a vertical inner side adapted for snug abutment against the said seat face of the cap, a removable liner engaged be tween the cap and base opposite the con- .nel being formed in the underside without the mold space extending from the rear to ward the" front and having a seat face at the side next the nioldyspace, a mold base having a plane mold face adapted to be op-i .posed in spaced relation to that of the cap to form a moldspace, said base having an" offset face without the mold space at the end adjacentthe said seat face on the cap,.a' constant engaged in the offset of the base and slidable from the front of the n olcha block the rear thereof having a vertical inner. side adapted for snug abutment-- against the said sea-t face of the cap, a re I movable liner engaged between the cap and base opposite the constant, a spacer hav ng a portion adapted vto forin'one face of the ice llil

mold and an extension projected before and engaged against said block, means Cooper ative between the constant and spacer to hold the spacer against longitudinal moven1'ent,-and means to hold cap and base in operative position.

S. in a mold of the class described a cap --having a recess atone end having an inner transverse seat face, a base having an end, closing block adapted for engagement in the recess and having an inner face adapted set my hand in presence of two subscribing for snug engagement against the seat face witnesses. throughout normal relatwe spacing of cap and base, a right hand removable liner and JAMES HOXSEY 5 an intermediate adjustable liner held be- Witnesses:

tween the cap and base. PERCY H. RUSSELL,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto 'EDWARD STEVENS. 

